Town Sports Hall
Békéscsaba, Gyulai út

20 October- Friday

10.00 The cultural show programme of the festival starts and the Food Industrial Exhibition and Fair can be visited.

10.00 Agrarian Forum about pig breeding -
in the organisation of the Békés County Chamber of Agriculture 
Location: Jókai Theatre - Feast Hall

10.30 Békés County  Investment Conference -
in the organisation of the Békés County Municipality and the ITD Hungary
Location: County Hall

11.00 When all your desires will be fulfilled - the Zűrzavar Zenekar is playing

12.00 Csuka Mónika Song School and the Baby Lady Band

12.00 Pig Killing - with the contribution of the teams participating in the Magistrate Election

13.30 Sausage Making Show of the Butcher Apprentices

14.00 Foreign Trade Professional Forum - 
with the participation of Czech and Slovakian business partners, entitled "Presentation of the border region of the integrating Europe" in the organisation of Békéscsaba City of County Rank, Békés County Chamber of Commerce and Industry, CSABA-SPED Transporting and Service Co. and the ITD Hungary South Great Plain Regional Office
Location: City Sport Hall, First Floor

15.00 Opening ceremony of the festival
Words of welcome by János Pap mayor of Békéscsaba City of County Rank 
The festival is opened by dr. József Torgyán minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Development
Granting the title of Outstanding Pig Breeder / Pig Breeding Farm
After the opening ceremony the show of the Csaba Minority Folk Dance Ensemble

16.00 Pickle competition - opening ceremony of the exhibition 
Location: House of the Slovakian Culture, Kossuth tér 10.

16.30 Boleráz Zither Music Band

17.00 Wine exhibition
Location: City Sport Hall, First floor

17.00-18.00  The Grandmother's Jam band is playing

18.00-19.00 Magistrate election

19.00-21.00 Pilischer Sramli music band

21.00-22.00 The Grandmother's Jam band is playing
 

10.00 Pig Killing

10.00 Chef Competition in the organisation of the Vocational School of Commerce 
and Catering Trade, Békés County Region of the Hungarian National Gastronomic Association and the Fiume Co. 
Location: Vocational School of Commerce and Catering Trade, 
Békéscsaba, Gyulai út 32.

10.00-17.00 Children's playing show - families' day with the contribution of the Bábika Playing House Association

11.00 Mici Mackó - performance of the Napsugár Puppet Ensemble on the first floor

12.00 Hungarian lied songs - Kati Simó and József Miklóssy are singing, accompanied by Oláh Kálmán and his Gipsy Band

13.00 Wine exhibition and competition of Kiskőrös, Soltvadkert, Akasztó mountain-towns
Dolny Kubin Folk Dance Ensemble - Orava, Slovakia

14.00 Pig Killing before the entrance 'B'
Puddings - two comestible clowns on the stage

15.00 Grandfathers and grandchildren - tradition-transmitting sausage-making 

16.00 Wine exhibition, first floor

16.30 Announcement of the results of the Chef Competition 

17.00 The book of Gyula Dedinszky entitled The Sausage of Csaba is presented by Mátyás Mazán museologist, first floor

17.00-22.00 TESCO gift to Békéscsaba

17.00 Cerka Circus Sensation - performance of the new children show of Levente Gulyás and Péter Berényi-Nagy

18.00 Tombola lot of the Sausage Club with the contribution of the Napsugár Puppet Ensemble

19.00 Maksa Cabaret

20.00 Police Band Budapest
 

10.00-12.00 Sausage Making Competition

11.00 Boleráz Zither Music Band in the tent Gift show to the competing teams

12.00 Péter Balázs actor

12.30 Police Band Budapest

13.00 Tales of Uncle Sausage - Julius Satinsky humorist

13.30 Police Band Budapest

14.00 Announcement of the results of the Sausage Making Competition

15.00 Balassi Dance Ensemble and the Békés Band

16.30 Musical greeting from Slovakia

18.00 Tombola lot of the Sausage Club with the contribution of the Napsugár Puppet Ensemble

19.00 Picasso Branch

20.00 Károly Puka and his Gipsy Band
 

10.00 Pig Killing
Show of the Ludas Band in the tent

10.00 -12.00 Public judgement of the dry sausages

11.00 Return of Paprika Jancsi - knock about puppet show on the first floor

12.00 The Ludas Band is playing on the stage

12.30-15.00 Hevesi Happy Band and their star guest: János Koós, 

meanwhile

14.00 announcement of the results of the pickle an dry sausage competition

15.00-17.00 Operetta and musical songs - 
the Csaba Theatrical Studio and their guests, Szilvia Rálik and Endre Tamás singers

17.00 The Magistrate of Csaba closes the Festival of the Year 2000